Yea, but before willpower you must have desire, no?
I have the desire to change. I have the willpower to initiate this change. I am acting to change. I am changing.
Oct-15-2014 16:09
AlphaStarred
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STFU. (or else i give examples).
Oct-15-2014 16:10
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I would have thought they fall under "Thoughts, attitudes and beliefs". And do you really think your desires never change? I would have thought that's one of the most malleable parts of our personality. My desires as a 7 year old kid aren't going to be the same as a 17 year old, a 37 year old and a 77 year old.
Hmm, I dunno about that. I'm not talking about superficial desires. I think we know what we want from life (spiritually, emotionally) at a very young age. We may not be able to articulate it that early on, and perhaps our brains aren't intellectually ready to act upon it - but I think it is definitely always there, and no I don't think it changes.
Oct-15-2014 16:12
Silky Johnson
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I guess this whole discussion depends on your beliefs about what makes us human, what consciousness is and if we have souls, and how to quantify the phenomenon.
It's very easy to break humans down through psychology, neuroscience, etc. and come up with an answer. But isn't that too easy? And a little unromantic? Pffft.
Oct-15-2014 16:17
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And a little incomplete.
Oct-15-2014 16:25
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It's very easy to break humans down through psychology, neuroscience, etc. and come up with an answer. But isn't that too easy? And a little unromantic? Pffft.
One affects the other, which affects the other, and so on. Are you looking to insult me for my opinion? I thought we were all having a pretty decent, non-dickheadish discussion for once.
Oct-15-2014 16:35
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Originally posted by Silky Johnson
Are you looking to insult me for my opinion?